Dispose of unwanted prescription drugs at drop box in Readington Police station

READINGTON TWP. ̵ Area residents can dispose of unwanted prescriptions and other medications at a drop box available around-the-clock at the township police station.

The medications are dropped in a sealed box and no questions are asked. Outside of weekday office hours anyone who wants to dispose of the medications can enter the police department vestibule and use the phone there to call for an officer for access to the drop slot.

Readington police previously participated in National Prescription Drug Take-Back days. This is an expansion of that program, in which the medications are later destroyed.

Project Medicine Drop is a program in which, the Division of Consumer Affairs has installed "prescription drug drop box" at The Readington Township Police Department.

Project Medicine Drop boxes are lockable metal containers, resembling mailboxes. Other Hunterdon locations include law enforcement offices in Holland Township, Lambertville and Flemington. Anyone can dispose of expired or unused medications in the boxes, not just residents of those municipalities.

The Project Medicine Drop program was started to keep prescription drugs from falling into the hands of drug abuses, and prevents them from being flushed into the water supply or thrown into the trash with potential environmental effects.

Readington Township Police got the drop box with the help of Cathy Canterino of the Safe Communities Coalition, through the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs' Project Medicine Drop.